Amusement device.



PATENTED NOV. 6, 1906 C. HBNRICHSEN.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

lPPLIGATION FILED DEG. 22,1905

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AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED DEG 22,1905

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AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.22,1905.

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AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLIGATION FILED DEC.22,1905.

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PATENTEDNOV. 6, 1906. HENRIGHSEN.

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Bo it low-cc that i, ULAF Homo-cusps s citizcn ol' tlic linitcil States, uml iii'csicleiit ol' the city of New toil-1, lioiongli ol'Biool;ly11,in the comity of lim s 21ml Show oi New York, have invcntcd 2!, nowzintl improved Amuse moot Dcvicc, of which tile lollmving is a full clear, and exact descripti n.

The purpmsc ol the invent-ion to provide it device which will represent a minim .i'zic0-0oui'sc and horses, ciil-onml i lcs, lyclcs or. men racing i'iMIUi'rIl, and, further, to soco'nstruct the device that the objects will be capable of izujlcpemlcnt action and. so that the speed of tlie objccts will lie under the complete control of the operators, since the some can be played by one or more IYLAIHES.

Another piuposc of Ll". invention is to pro? vitlc means whereby the objects are set cud liwt in motion by:cnsonoi'hlesl 05 air ecting upon shifting iiieclioniszzis, which shilting mcclmnisms in turn act to start stop the driving nicclw ms fol-the rcspcctite Olljccts by connecting said mechanisms with a suitable motor or clisconiacciing them theisfrom. I

Another impose of tlfc Yifle m1 Illiflififidfll blow each object sud to so :11 ongc the (ll'i IllSI iS for each object tho-t they Will not i7 3 et in mo tion until the opersttu's blow into the pipes ntion to oyotion at gTcctcr 01' l V continues to slow with more or loss. .l'orce and stopping when the operoto ceases blowing. Therefore While the op eriitoi linll amusement in striving to force their respcctivc objects ahead my it the so time snoop: ciously developing their lungs by reason of the eil'oi't required. q

Aiurther purpose of the invention is to provide ziiea'os for automatically causing each object upon completr tlic circuit of the curve, for exsiiiplo, to op ate an indicator to display a dial suitool marked to in! .cote place or the number of wits manic, or both.

The invention consists in 'Eli novel oozisti'irction and combination of the several ti l.

parts, as will be licrciiiclter full set forth,

snd pointed out in the claims.

Reference is lie lit-id to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specificstion, in which similar characters of rcfi eocc clicatc corresponding parts in olltlie ii U s figure is plan View of the device arcs-1i 111.701 3. tiilzill scale. Fig. 2 is a section sl plan View Clfllskil upon a larger scale, the section being taken "practically on the li e 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the casing, showing the mechanism therein in side elevation. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section ti zen practically on the line i i of Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical section through the central portion of the machine, the section being taken practically on the line 5 5 of Fig. 6 is so enlarged horizontal section tskciiprscticclly on the line 6 6 of Fig. 3. 7 is an enlarged vertical section taken practically on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 isa detail sectional side elevation of one of the blowpipcs cleawn upon an enlarged scale, and Fig. 9 is a horizontal section through the blowpipe taken substantially on the line 9 9 of 8. 1

A represents the casing of the machine, which may be of any (leeks-ii shape. Preferably, however, tlic casing is polygonal in plan ricw, ordinarily hexagonal, as shown, so as to ccommodate a large number of people as player-cs Without intcrfcring with the other.

the top of the said casing a series of concentric slots is produced. These slots may be of any desired number, in the drawings sir; being; shown, and the slots 10 me spanned at intervals by posts 1 l which are in the form of arches and are so located as to quarter the circles oi the sl ts. Each post is provided with downwcrdlyextending members 12, wlicli support the material 10, separating 1.. I ills center of the casing and Within the casing a circular hollow drum 1.3 is located, [l8] t lt bottom portion of said casing A, and a ssrics of shafts corresponding in number to the number of slots 10 in the to of the casing islZlGUl'ltGil to turn in the saio drum 13. as is shown cost in Figs. and 7. 'These shafts are circularly arranged, as illustrated in Fig. 4, being near as possible to the side portions of the victim, soil these shells; are designated, respectively, B, B", B B B and ii". All of said shafts extend below the bottom of the drum 13, and for convenience the" various shafts are of diil'erent lengths. elicits at their lower ends are mounted to I'll in suitable brackets l 5,.e's is shown'in Fig. and at their upper ends the shafts are proitlcd with collars 16 above the upper portion 11g supported by suitable legs 14, secured at of the said drum 13, as is shown in Figs. 2 and 5.

A. tube 17 is passed. centrally through the drum 13, extending beyond both ends of the drum, and the said tube is preferably open at top and bottom; but the to may be closed, if desired. At the upper en of the said tube 17 a flange 18 is formed which rests upon a collar 19, formed around an opening 20 at the center of the top of the casing A and at the center of the series of circular slots 10, as is illustrated in Fig. 1.

Each shaft B, B", B", B B and B is rovided with a pulley. The pulley on the s aft B is designated as C, and the pulleys on the other shafts are designated, respectively, as C, C C C and C The pulleys of the series named are arranged, preferably, as shown in Fig. 7, wherein the pulley C is the uppermost pulley, the pulley the lowermost one, and the pulleys C and C are in substantially horizontal alinement and are below the uppermost pulley C, while the pulleys C and are also in horizontal almement and are below the pulleys C and (1" and above the lowermost pulley C. This arrangement of the pulleys has been found the most convenient for driving purposes.

Each of the series above mentioned consists of a conical upper section 0, the narrower portion of the section beingits upper portion, and a lower cylindrical section 0. The upper section 0 of each pulley in the series C is secured upon the respectiveshaft in the series of B to which it belongs, while the lower sections 0 ofsaid pulleys are loosely mounted on their respective shafts and are held in position by suitable collars 0 secured to said shafts, as is clearly shown in Fig. 5. The drum 13 is provided with a lower annular eXteriorly-located flange 21, an u per corresponding flange 22, and interme iate flan es of like character, designated, respective ly, as 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27.

The lower flange 21 is provided with an upper peripherallydepressed track-surface 28, and the uppermost flange 22 is provided with a corresponding track-surface 29 upon its under face, while the intermediate flanges secured to the said drum are provided with corresponding track-surfaces 3O upon'both of their faces.

An internally-toothed gear-wheel is provided for each of the shafts in the series of B, and the said gear-wheels, which are designated, respectively, as E, E,E E, E and E correspond in position to the order of the shafts in the series of B. Each of the internally-toothed gear-wheels of the series of E is provided with frictionrollers 32, usually three in number, which engage the track-surfaces 30 of the aforesaid flanges above and below them, as is clearly shown in Fig. 5. Each shaft of the series of B isprovided with an. attached pinion 33, and the pinions 33 on the said shafts are made to mesh with the teeth of the gear-wheels in the series of E corresponding to their respective shafts. example, the gear-wheel E meshes with a pinion on the shaft B, and the gear-wheel E meshes with the pinion on. the shaft B, and so on.

Each of the flanges at one side of the drum 13 is provided with an attached block 34 of insulating material, the blocks being in vortical alinement, and each block is provided with an attached spring-lip 35 more or less curved, as is shown in Fig. 4. These springlips are secured to the blocks 34 by screws 37, which are passed up from below and meet binding-screws 36, passed through the blocks from their outer faces. Each binding-screw 36 clamps the end of a wire 37, which wires are passed through suitable apertures in the tube 17 and down through said tube, as is shown in Fig. 5. The wires 37 are connected to metal bridge-plates 38 by suitable bindin screws 39, as is shown in Figs. 2 and 5, whic binding-screws are made to enter a strip of insulating material 40, secured to one of the legs 14 for the drum 13. A cor responding number of wires 40 are carried. from the said plates 38 out usually through an opening 41 in the bottom of the casing A and to proper electrical connection with an indicator 42 of any approved type. (Shown in Fig. 2.) A wire 43 is carried from the indicator to a battery 44 or other source of electrical supply, and another wire 45 is carried through the said battery and has contact with the leg 14 of the drum 13, which carries the other wires 40, said contact being made through the medium of a binding post or screw 46, which is in direct en agement with the said leg, thus electrifying the metal drum 13 and the metal-parts carried thereby. This circuit is closed at predetermined periods in a manner to be hereinafter described.

- Each internally-toothed gear of the series of E is provided with an attached horizontal arm, and these arms are respectively desig nated as D, D, D D D, and D, the arm I) being attached to the gear E, the arm D to the gear E, and soon through the series. These arms of the series ofD are preferably provided with a wooden body of suitable length or a length sufficient to extend beneath the slots 10 in the top of the casing,- and the said arms are strengthened at the top and bottom by attached metal plates 47 and 48, which metal plates are also secured to the aforesaid internally-toothed gears of the series-of E. The arms of the series of D are also preferably further strengthened'by an- ,gle-irons 49, extending along their upper faces, which irons 49 are attached in any desirable manner to the top plates 47. .The lower plates 48 of the arms of the series of D act as contact-plates as well as strengtheningand attaching plates, since when the gears of For the series of revolved and the arms arc brought over the metal lips or lingers 5, connecicd with the wires 37, and said plots-s 28 by contact Wit-h said springs serve to GORP plele electric circuit and operate tho indi CLLiOl, ouch arm acting independently of the other, and the indicator will indicate only the position for an individual arm when that indivi d u cl arm is brought in cnga gcmcnt will the iingcr or lip 35 provided for it. Thus, for example, when any one arm has made. :i complete circuit or 21 complete revolution zit ii predeterminml point in that revolution tho indicator will lt-c operc'icd by that alilii. it may be here rcnu rlied that. suitable hearings 3i arc provided for sundry ot. i'hc shafts of the series of B l)()i.\\'0ll their ends.

Each :irni oi the series of D is providcd with on upwwilly-extending I11QI11l)Ql 50 iii its outer end, and these extensions 50 from the arms oi" the series of I) pass loosely up, each through d slot it) in the top of the casing A, as is shown in 3, and :in object or F1 dummy oi iy description is attached in any 25 suitiihle manner to tho upper ends o said cX- Lensions 5i). os'is also shown in Fig. 3.

".1 cm ui iright posts or spindles and 53 are located opposite the pullcys of thc series of C lhc said costs or spindles being mouutcd to turn on 'Lhe bottom portion of the casing: 4i, and the said posis or spindles arc mounted to turniu their upper ends in :i soils-lilybraced hair or plate 54:.

".lhre cone-pulleys arc mounted to turn on the indlc and a like number of snuillcr pullers arc niounicd to turn on the spindle 53. 'l hcsc colic pulleys have their Wider unis upper-loo, occupying ii reverse posiion in the position of the cone-pulleys on the of pullcys {1 The cons-pulleys on t'lic sgdndlcs 52 and 533 are designated, rcspectively :is F, F", F F F, and F, the, pulley i hcing oppi'isite the pulley (1 and the pulley Corresponding pulscries C and of F are each con- 1y :1 bolt 5:3, and normally thcso belts run upon the loose lower sections 0 of the pulleys i tho series of O and at the lower or tnpcrcd cnus oi the pulleys of the series of F, and ZXhSLLC-ll time l hc pulleys of the series of F in volvc, but will have no action Whatsoever on. the shafts of the series of B operating the onus of the series oi D.

Each belt 55 is provided with on independon; shitting device, to be hereinafter dcscrilied, and such shifting devices in action serve to forcet-he bolts upfrom the loose. sections 0 of'the pulleys of the series of {3 onto fKl sec ions 0 of the some series, and ho more closely the belts approach the unor reduced ends of the pulleys of the 'es of {7 the upper or larger end porv of the pulleys of the series F the or will the shafts of the series of re- C, and so on through j oint.

understood that each set of pullac series of C and of the sorics of l opleys of l crates indc iendently.

An ordinary pulley 56 of predetermined is-meter is secured to the spindle 52, ond this pulley is provided With asinoller pulley 57,

attached to its under face. A belt 58 is passed around the, smaller pulley 57 and around the pulley 59 on the spindle 53, which pulley 52} is of the same diameter :is he pullcy 5. A belt 61 is passed over the larger pulley 06 on the spindle 52 and over a pulley (5B of the some size as the. pulleys 57 and 5%}, which pulley (it) is mounted to turn upon the upright post, 62. At the top ot the sonic pulley 6U larger pulley 625 is secured, which lsrgcr pullcy is of the same diameter {LS the large pulley 56 on the spindle 52. A belt 64.

passed around the pulley 63 and over o ilrivingzuiullcy 35 on a motor 66 of any suit- 21l l0 o5 fruition, as is illustrated in Fig. 'lhus it, he oliscr'ed that liotvh oi the spindles and are turned at tho some. rote of z and, as heretofore started, when the bells 1 0 iv. their lower or norn'uil positions the shruis oi the series of will not rc-- volvc, even though the pulleys on the spin I dies 52 or"; 53 ire in operation.

An individi l hlowpipc G is providcd' for use in connecuon with object 01 dununy. These lilcwpi ies are -rest shown in Figs. 1., s, and 1 h lilowpipc is made in two sections s lied soot-ion g; and an outer hingzcd section 51'". I he inner sections c of the blow? pipes 21' d by suitable, couplings 67 to the outside of the casing, preferably two ct, each side thercof, as is illustrated in i i and tho 0 pipcs ed sections of each poir'of are usually connected by sbrcccsocl g. T .c illaififil section g of s blowpipe usually pro vidsd with an interiorly-thrczuled sleeve 62% :it its outer end, and the joint which conncct-s the two sections of a, blowpipe is what may be termed a lap-boll The preferred construction of this joint is particularly shown in Figs. 8 and lu wherein it will he observed that the jointmode in two mating sections g and T section g of the. joint. consists of s circul peripherally-flangod body 7 0, provided wiui on cxtcriorly-thrcsded sleeve-collar so, into grail with its flange and extending beyond tho edge of said flange a predetermined disconcc, and in said collar at its outer end a metal pine 6g fitted, extending into the secrion g. The said collar member {is is screwed into the sleeve 5801" the ssid'section g, being .pcovidcd with s channel 69, leading iroin the pipe, 69 into the flanged portion of the body 70. The section 5; of the joint; is sub stsntislly thev counterpart of the scctionfilg, only itis sdop bod to he revcrsely plscsd be moved when operated consists of a circular flanged body-section 71, having an exteriorly-threaded collar integral with its .ilzrnge, which collar is at the op posite side of the body 71 to that occupied by the collar on the body '70. This collar 75 is'integral with the flange of the body 71 and extends beyond the flange of the body 71 in a direction the reverse of the extension of the collar 69, beyond the flange of the body 70, and the collar 75 is provided with an angular bore 75, that extends from its outer end into that portion of the body 71 surrounded by the said flange.

The collar 75 is screwed into a sleeve 75' on thelower end of the pivoted section 9 of the blowpipe, and in assembling the sections g and g of the joint the flanges of the body mom hers 7i) and 71 are brought together, and a suitable bolt 78 is passed through abutting tubular bosses 77 which extend inward from said body members 70 and 71. In this manner a chamber 74; is formed in communication with both sections 9 and g of the blowpipe. A detachable mou hpiece 72 is passed into the outer end of the blowpipe and through an apertured elastic diaphragm 73 in said end, whereby no one player uses a mouthpiece previously used by another. A rubber tube 9 is slipped over the metal tube 69 and is conducted through the fixed sec tion of the blowpipe into the interior of the casing A, where it is received in. a downwardiyextending extension 79 of the blowpipe, as is shown in Figs. 2 and 8, one of said extensions being provided for each blowpipe. These extensions 79 act as receptacles for any spittle that may be carried into the blowpi c with the air from the lungs of a player, am said extensions are readily emptied. A

Each extension 79 of a respective blowpipe is provided with a removable cap 80 at its lower end and with a coupling 81 between its ends, and a length of hose 82 is attached to each coupling in an air-tight manner at one end, and the opposite end of each of said hose is connected with a separate bellows, one of these bellows being employed for use in connection with the driving-belt of each shaft of the series of B. These bellows are preferably arranged three at each side of the casing, within the same, being secured in a suitable manner to the bottom portion of the casing, as is shown in Fig. 6, and are designated H, H, H ,'H*, and IF, the bellows H'bcing used in connection with the drivingbelt for the shaft B, and the bellows H being used in connection with the driving-belt of the shaft H, and so through the series.

A shiftin -bar is employed in connection with each (living-belt of the shafts of the series B, and each of said shifting-bars is operated through the medium of one of the aforesaid bellows. These shiftin bars are J designated, respectivley, h, h, h it, h, and

72. The shifting-bar h is operated from the bellows H and operates upon the drivingbclt for the shaft B. The shifting-bar h is operated by the bellows H, and the shifting bar 71.2 is operated by the bellows H and 0 erates upon the driving-belt for the shaft 15 and so on throughout the series.-

The, arrangement of the shifting-bars corresponds to the arrangement of the bellowsnamely, threeat each side of the machine, one practically above the other. At one side of the machine the shifting-bars h, h", and k are located, one immediately above the other, and. each of the shifting-bars is provided with series of fingers 84, adapted to extend above and below the driving-belt it is.adapted to operate.

It may be here remarked that each bellows has a foot attached to its upper face at its inner end, which feet are carried downward and then horizontally in the direction of the central longitudinal portion of the casing. These feet are designated as follows: 83 for the bellows H, 83 for the bellows H, 83 for the bellows H, 83 for the bellows H, and 83 for the bellows H.

Two vertical guide-rods 85 are provided for the aforesaid series of shifting-bars h h and 7f, the said bars having free sli ing movement on said guide-rods. The shiftingbar h is operated through the medium of an attached rod 86, which is passed loosely down through the shifting-bars below it, and the rod 86 terminates in a head at its lower end and is passed through an angular head of a guide-bracket -87 to an engagement at its lower end with the foot 83 of the bellows H, and a spring 88 is coiled around the said rod 86 between the'lower enlargement of the rod and the head of the guide-bracket 87, as is shown in Fig. 7.

A rod 89is attached to the next lower shiftin -bar h, and this rod asses loosely throng the lowest shifting-bar L5 and through the horizontal head of a vertical bracket 90, secured to the bottom of the casing. This rod 89 has an enlar ement at its'lower end,

ing bearing against the head of the bracket and against the enlargement of the rod, and the lower end of this rod 86 bears upon the foot 83* of the bellowsH. A rod 92 is attached to the lowest shifting-bar h, and this rod asses through the horizontal head of a vertical bracket 93, likewise secured to the bottom of the casing. The lower end of the rod 92, which is enlarged, has bearing upon the foot 83? of the lowest bellows H and a spring 94 is coiled around this rod 92, hearing against its enlargement and against the, head of the bracket 93. f

When a bellows is inflated, it lifts the rod and a springQl is coi ed around said rod, havengaging with the foot of that bellows anl'., causes the shifting-bar connected with the rod to be elevated also, and thus the belt l the shiftingbar coils-r 103. The upper and of the lujt-rml. .1032

which it opcraF-s is carried up more or 1 according to the degree of inflation of tho bellows toward the top of the pulley of tho I sories C, over much the bolt is carried. As soon as the supply of air to 'the i'wllows l stopped the spring on the rod lifts-(l will in: i. t return the shifting-bar to its lower or 1 ioosition and will carry the'holt which A. op itcd down to the loose? section a of tit-Q:

y over WiliCh the bolt is passed. thus .opping the movement of tho, object "-r rated bf the. rotation of the shaftof the series B, to which the pulley of the-series C belonge d.

The shiftinglmrs at ths opposite of 4 fi w the device, as 1s most clearly SI lOWH 111 l are the siui 11g-o2ir it for the driviu 129: for

the oullc C and tho shiftinq-bar 7i for the I J U drivmgbclt of the pulley C", and those two sloiiungbars are located one muncuistely shove the other sud have free movement on tho same guide-rods 95, as 18 also mdicnnlied 111 Fig. 6.

A liftin -rocl 96 is attached to the lower Silli'blIlQ-bfil to, and this lifting-rod 96 passes tlu'ou mthe horizontal .ticsd oi rudec: bracket 97- sccurcd to the bottom the ale vicc. This liiting-bzir also pro i wiiil an enlargement at its lows! and, which. an

isrgsrl iow ,r and rests ups V the foot 53" the bellows H, andu spring 98 is coilsu around the said lifting-bur 96 stwccii head of bracket and its bottom 21 ment. A scond fitting-rod. 99 is sit tho upper sliiftiiig-bsr h, sud this rcci passes loosely through the shifting-"m1" i1? and, through the horizontal head of bracket 3, also secured to tho bottom of the dcvicc. ThiSfl'Od 99 is likewise enlarged at its lower end and surrounded betyvceii such @1112 gomast and the head of the bracket 190 witu coil-spriug 101. The lower cml of, the lifting-rod 99 is made to rest upon the foot 83*" of the. bellows H The shifting-bar h for the belt of the lowermost pulioyil in the G is locsted below the sh fting, rod /2 and nearer the opposite side of tire structure 5 than the bLIS Z1 and if, as is shown in both Figs. 6 and '7. This lower shifting- M1" 7L sscui'cd to s lift-rod 102, the 10v" i" end. of which lift-rod has engagement Lvith tlic foot or tongue 83" of the bellows H, and the said lift-rod 102- egtends some distance up above and just above the ssial IL shifting-bar the rod 1021s provided with rt passes loosely through the horizontal uopcr end 01' s bli .et 10%, scoured also to the 00%;" tom of the novice, and a spring 105 18 coilcri around this liitbar between the collar 1:33 and the head of the said bracket 1%. The

springs 981111 105 servo when rcquirsrl to carry tucir respective Shi'i CiI b%L1S downward to their normal iowcl positions. In the operation of tle device insiiy tin players ssh be: sccommodstonl as there are oloavpipes 5%, it "#1 the rapidity of tho movcmcnt of the virirms ObjiLi-S or dummies srsigma-(l to (xi/Gil olmvpipo is controlled by the pmvcr cxvrl; by the lungs of tho person blowing into said pipe, Thus it the motor is st HHf'd and s person biOWS into one 01" the blowpipcs 1' l, swallo s (cmicir cd with that psrtisuim' Iolmvpips '2' ll be inflated, and the siiillin -bsr' [iii/Mi by said bcilovvs will be rsisod propor i i v, Zl-IJi tho driving-bolt controlled '1); {in} said shilling-hm and which prscticsliy controls the znovsment of the ob 19 5i ass gned to that blowpipe will be also propor. ,Imtelv raised, and the shaft my ing the tvxccc pulioys and operated by the belt vviii o turned with greater or less rspi ility, socoi'r' mg to tho distance the belt is "is comisctcc portion of ths it will be observcdtiist if srs are enga-gedcsch player res the object; zissigned i to mm, as a :11 object is independent in its and the ucstiou as to which of i his 0 ject quickest ahead is entirely at: wieiut upon the strength of the in gs of 11 pisyers. Therefore while the 12y is in or the lun s of the ilsvers P r i 2- thus described my invention, 1 claim as now and desire to secure by Letters Putcnt-- 1. li'iiii'l musemsnt device, a shaft, an arm )Vi'iiifii 71 many, 111653118 carried by the snziftfor pus-ting the arm, and beitco1mectmi, rovmsclpplaired cone driving-pulleys lor vshaft. .N. in an amusement device, a shaft, 111 arm mlaptcrl to carry it dummy, a driving connection between thou-11.11 shaft and the said arm, a cone-pulley sscure zl on said shaft, (lrhesha'lt, a cone-pulley on tbs drive shsft, listing a rsvcrsc position to that of the 3y on the Erin-carrying shaft, a belt con-- nd a shifting on between the pulleys,

for the belt, whereby to mcrsasc or (1%(J.LYLS the revolution of the arm-carryiu shalt by riso and tail of the belt upon Lhfi pulleys,

in an amusement device, a R-llll mi couuc'cnu shaft, a loose pulley mounted on the said shaft at the base of the cone-pulley, a drive shaft, a cone pulley secured upon the driveshaft, having a reverse position to that of the pulley on the arm-carrying shaft, a belt adapted to travel upon the said pulleys, a shifter for the said belt, and means for pneumatically operating the shifter.

4. In an amusement device, a shaft, an arm adapted to carry a dummy, a driving connection between the shaft and the arm, a. conepulley secured upon the shaft, having its contracted end facing the arm, a loose pulley at the base of the cone-pulley, a motor-o erated drive-shaft, a cone-pulley sccure to the said drive-shaft, having its base 0 posite the contracted end of the pulley on t e arm-carrying shaft, a belt connection betweenthe pulleys, a shifter for the belt, and means for pneumatically operating the shifter.

5. In an amusement device, a shaft, an arm provided with a dummy, means carried b the shaft for rotatin the arm, reversel v l aced driving cone-pul eys for the shaft, a elt connecting the pulleys, and devices for neumatically shifting the belt upon the pul- CV5.

6. In an amusement device, a shaft, an arm adapted to carry a dummy, means carried by the shaft for rotating the arm, rcversely placed cone driving-pullers for the shaft, a shifter for the belt, a bellows controllin the movement of the shifter, a blow )lpO ant a tubular connection between the blowpipe and bellows.

7. In an amusement device, an arm provided with a dummy, means carried bv the shaft for rotating the arm, reverselyplaccd cone driving-pulleys for the shaft, a belt connectin the pulleys, a shifter for the said belt, a ellows connected with the said shifter to raise the same, the said shifter being spring-controlled in its op ositc or return movement, a blowpipe, am a tubular connection between the said blowpipe and the bellows.

8. In an amusement device, a shaft, an arm adapted to carry a dummy, opcratively connected with the said shaft, reversely-placed cone drivingqiulleys for the said shaft, one

I of said pulleys bem provided with a loose section at its base, a elt connecting the pulleys, the pulley in two sections being located on the said shaft, the conical section being fixed, a motor-controlled drive-shaft for the other pulley, a shifter for the belt, a neumati'c controllin the shifter, and a )lOW- pipe controlling t e pneumatic. l

9. In an amusement device,.'a shaft, an arm adapted to carry a dummy, an operative connection between the said arm and the said shaft, a motor-controlled driving-shaft, a sectional cone-pulley located on the arm-carrying shaft, the base-section of which pulley is i said loosely mounted on the tapering section fixed to the shaft, a second cone-pulley fixed to the drive-shaft, having a position the reverse of that of the pulley on the arm-carrying shaft, a belt connection between the said pulleys, a shifter for the belt, a pneumatic arranged to raise the said shifter, tension de vices for the return. of the shifter when the pneun'iatic is deflated, a blowpipe having a fixed and an adjustable section, and a tubular connection between the blowpipe and the pneumatic.

10. In an amusement device, a shaft, an arm adapted to carry a dummy, and means for rotating the said arm from the said shaft and pneumatic means for stopping and starting the said shaft.

11. In an amusement device, a casing having a circular slot in one of its faces, a shaft mounted to revolve in the said casing, an arm having a member extending out through the said slot, which member is adapted to support a dummy, a driving connection bc tween the shaft and the said arm whereby to rotate. the latter, a motor-controlled driveshaft, a cone-pulley located on said driveshaft, a cone-pulley fixed to the arm-carrying shaft, and a loose pulley on said shaft at the base of the cone-pulley, a belt connecting the said pulleys, a shifter for the said belt, a bellows having a foot upon which a member of the said shifter rests, a. blowpipe located without the casing and extending within the same, and a tubular connection between the said blowpipe and the bellows.

12. In an amusementdevice, acasing having a 'circular slot in one of its faces, a drum fixed wiihin the said casing, .a shaft mounted to turn in the said drum, an arm aving a member extending up through thes It in the casing to support a dummy, the inner end of the arm being adapted to turn around the said drum, a driving connection between the said shaft and the inner end portion of the said arm, the said arm being provided with a contact-plate, a contact-finger supported by the said drum and adapted in one position of the arm to engage the contact-plate thereon, an electric circuit in which is included the drum and the said contact-finger, whereby to operate the indicator when the contact plate on the arm. engages with the contactfinger on the drum, which contact ha )pens at a predetermined period in the revo ution of the arm.

13. In an amusement device, a shaft, an arm adapted to carry a dummy, means for rotating the said arm from the said shaft, reversel placed cone driving-pulleys for the aft, a belt connecting the pulleys, a shifter for the belt, a pneumatic for the shifter, a blowpipe located without the casing and extending within the same, a connection between the blowpipc and the pneumatic and an indicator in circuit connection lion wi i.

llie said circuit at periods in the ion oi the said arm. .1 an amusement device, a casing havserics ol circular openings in one of iis means for supportin the ninierinl nel E'i CTi Lin:- oprnings, n illcllz'li n'iihin said easing, iiseries of independeni' shells niounled to turn in said casing, an iniernnlly-iootl'ied genr for ench ed to turn upon the exterior poi drum, driving-ninions on ihe sand she i'is which mesh with l'he reel-h on the said gen-r,

drum siipporled an arm extending from each of said gezn's, hm in: a member which exl'en'ds out lhrougn in the insing, the outer ends of heing {inept-ed to supporl duo in fixed cone-pulley located on ench oi shafts, and a loose pulley nlso locnleil one on each shalt at the base of the conwpnlley thereon, drive-shafts, a motor, ccnnecl'ions between lhe lliO'iQI ind the driv shafts, whereby they both turn at the sonic conmpullovs loenied on the drivosherfls, the concflnille on one or the other of lhe drive shefls hein g adz-zpied for conne 'liion with a pulley on the arm-carrying shn'il's i le s on the drivesnniis being rim wlziced lio lhe volleys on the said arm-coug mg shafts, hells connectingopposing conepulleys, shifting devices for said belts, and iuenns for lnouznoticiilly operating i-he shiiis inc devices.

15. in an innusenient device, a casing having a series or". eirculnr openings in one of its feces, means for supportingthe material heiwcen the, openings, ii metal drum supported wilrnin ihe said casing, a series oi in 'ependem shel s mourned to turn in the snid can ing. an in'iernnil -'-tonthed gear for each shaft, nionnl ed to turn upon the osi rior pen a drum, drivingqlinicns on the said i'on oi l'he teeth oi lhe sand which mesh. with the an arm extending from each oi the said. hoiing a member which extends oul;

the outer ui ear hvough 21 slot in the ensing, l of (no arms being oriented 'lio support dumo iii'ed cone-pulley located on each or i sold snails, end o loosc pnl ey also lo cziie'd one on each shall at the base of the COZILPPUllP-Y i'hcrcon, drive-sh i, n moiior, connections between the mot-or and the driveshulis, whereby they both turn all the some speed, eone-pulleys located on the driveshslt's, o cone .illey on one or the other oi the dri -she s being ado ted for conneca pulley on i ie arm-carrying shafts, the pullevs on the drive-shells being reversoly phice ii so the pulleys on the said ernecnrrying shafts, 'oclts connecting o 5) poscone-pulleys, on independent shifter for each hell, on independent bellows in ope/rs hive connection witheneh shifter to raise and lower the some, hlowpipcs located at, the exshrill, inoiuit- 1 on or iliL 1 he said nrm, and means for making and to the number of bellows, and tubular eonl l 1 l i l l i l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l ncctions between individual blowpipe individual hollows.

ln an aniusenienh device, a casing hm ing o series oi circular openings in one of iis hives, means for supporting the material hetween lhe openings, a metal drum within the said casing, a series of hide-pend. enl slnii'ls i'nounled to turn in'ihe said cs in iniernnlly-toothed gear for each shemounted to turn upon the exterior nortien oi" the drum, driving-pinins .on toesaid shells, which niesh with the teeth of he said gun, an arm exnending from each of the said enrs, having amember which extends out throi a sloi in the casing, the outer ends oi? the arms being adopted to support dummies, 2i fixed conespnlley located on each of the said shafts, and a loose pulley also .lo cnted one on each shaft 51, 5 the base of the oone-pulley thereon, drive-shafts, moi-or,

connections between the motor and the drive-shells, whereby they'loot h turn at the some speed, cone-pulleys located on the drive a cone-pulley on one or the oeher oi the driveshn'fis being adapted for connection with a pulley on the arm-carrying shafts, (he ulleys on the drive-shafts being rever placed to the pulleys on the said arrncarrying shells, belts connecting o JPOSlllg,

-nulle'vs, en indenendenl; shifter for each .l an independent bellows in operative ee ion with each shifter to rinse and "1 1 some, blowpipes located the exto Lhe easing, correspondin llIII'UIHlJQ-l to the nuns er of bellows, tuhu hr eonneolions between individual hlowpipes and iniliviilinillwllows, contact-fingers insulated from and carried by the said drurn, the con-- (eeldingers corresponding in number so the number oi" arms and being iii-ranged one above the oiher, contact-whites on the sold.

rnis for engagement Wit.) the said fingers,

an indicator, a source of electric supply in circuit connection with the said incicolor and with lho said arm and with the said n whereby when an arm passes linger the circuitis closed and the indicator opersued.

1'7. In an amusement device, the combine, lion with n casing halving series oi" circular openings in one of its faces, post/s loco-ted st intervals along the said openiu s, wnhh posts serve to su p0rtthe inaterie between luhe openings, a ruin supported. within the said casing, the said drum being pr vii-led with series of independent 'sha'liae mourned to turn in the said drum, a pinion noon each shaft, extending out through the drum, internally-toothed gear-Wheels mounted to revolvo between the truck-supports, provided with reller-heorings for engzigemeni; '1. th the track-supports, an arm attached to each of the internallytoothed gears, each errn'hoing terior of the casing, corresponding in number provided Wlhl e section which extends up supported through one of the said slots in the casing, the upfer ends of the arms being adapted to carry of said shafts, and a pulley loosely mounted on each of said shafts at the base of the conepulley, motor-controlled drive-shafts running at the same rate of speed, and cone-pulleys secured to the said drive-shafts, the cone-pulleys on a drive-shaft being reversely 1 placed to the cone-pulleys on the arm-carrying shafts, the said cone-pulleys being arranged in pairs, and a driving-belt for each pair of cone;pulleys, a shifter for each belt, a pneumatic or operating cash shifter, and

ummies, a cone-pulley secured to eech 

